Mondelez, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever Among Top Marketers Recognized For Shopper Marketing Effectiveness at 2018 North American Shopper Marketing Effie Awards

SCHAUMBURG, IL (March 13, 2018) – Mondelēz, Kimberly-Clark and Unilever were among the most effective marketers at the 2018 North American Shopper Marketing Effie Awards, which were awarded tonight at the Path to Purchase Institute's Shopper Marketing Celebration. Geometry Global won a total of 10 Shopper Marketing Effies, by far the most of any agency in this year's competition.

Shopper Marketing Effie Awards honor the most effective integrated campaigns designed to engage the shopper and guide the purchase process. Shopper Marketing Effie case studies are scored and debated over two rounds of judging and must have the insight, creativity and results to earn an Effie Award.

Team Unilever Shopper and KC Shopper Connect won 3 Effies each, and TracyLocke and Integer Group were both awarded 2 Effie Awards.

“The marketing and media landscape is evolving quickly, and this year’s Shopper Marketing Effie winners highlight the very best of what marketing teams can achieve when brands and retailers work closely to redefine what success looks like along the path to purchase,” said Traci Alford, President and CEO of Effie Worldwide. “Shopper Marketing Effie winners have achieved effectiveness in a complex, competitive marketing category and, in turn, have given other marketers an opportunity to learn from the best.”

"Shopper Marketing Effie winning teams are known for leading the charge on insight, technology and creative path-to-purchase strategies that deliver results," said Mike McMahon, President & CEO, Path to Purchase Institute.

The summation of total points earned by both this year’s winners and finalists will be factored into the Effie Index, which ranks the most effective advertisers, brands, holding companies and agencies in the world. North American Effie rankings will be announced at the Effie Awards Gala on May 31, 2018 in New York.

The complete listing of 2018 North American Shopper Marketing Effie winners is available for download on www.effie.org and follow below.

The 2018 Shopper Marketing Effie (SME) winners in North America, (listed by category, trophy level and each winning team in the order of marketer, lead agency/agencies, brand, campaign title and contributing agencies) include:

Bronze: The Coca-Cola Company, Mondelēz International and Melt ATL for Coca-Cola’s, "Taste of the Tournament for Kroger, Hershey’s, Mondelēz & The Coca-Cola Company" with The Hershey Company, TPN, Phoenix Creative Co., and Geometry Global

About Effie Worldwide
Effie Worldwide is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that stands for effectiveness in marketing communications, spotlighting marketing ideas that work and encouraging thoughtful dialogue about the drivers of marketing effectiveness. The Effie network works with some of the top research and media organizations worldwide to bring its audience relevant and first-class insights into effective marketing strategy. The Effie Awards are known by advertisers and agencies globally as the pre-eminent award in the industry, and recognize any and all forms of marketing communication that contribute to a brand's success. Since 1968, winning an Effie has become a global symbol of achievement. Today, Effie celebrates effectiveness worldwide with the Global Effie, regional Asia Pacific, Euro, Latin American, North American and Middle East / North Africa Effie programs and more than 40 national Effie programs.

For more details, visit www.effie.org. Follow @effieawards on Twitter for updates on Effie information, programs and news. The Effie Effectiveness Index identifies and ranks the marketing communications industry’s most effective agencies, advertisers, and brands by analyzing finalist and winner data from Effie Worldwide competitions.